Dec 2024 | Amsterdam news roundup

🎧 2-minute news roundup

Here’s our latest 2-minute audio bulletin of local news, produced as a micro-podcast and shared on all podcast platforms, for listening to short news items on demand. Listen back here and/or follow on your preferred podcast platform.

Selected headlines

• • XR announces new action at Rijksmuseum for this weekend | AT5, 17 Dec
    https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/230061/xr-kondigt-nieuwe-actie-rijksmuseum-amsterdam
  • New Airport Sprinter between CS and Schiphol goes 8 times an hour | Het Parool, 16 Dec
    https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/nieuwe-sprinter-tussen-cs-en-schiphol-gaat-8-keer-per-uur-alsof-je-met-de-metro-reist~bd440e02/
  • Nominations for best Top Sports Association of Amsterdam announced [and your vote counts] | @topsportadam, 11 Dec
    https://topsport.amsterdam/nominaties-bekend-voor-beste-topsportvereniging-van-amsterdam/
  • Major shortage of warm menswear for homeless Amsterdammers | 11 Dec | AT5
    https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/229960/groot-tekort-aan-warme-herenkleding-voor-dakloze-amsterdammers
  • Cafes in Amsterdam-Zuid are allowed to keep their terraces open for two hours longer during the weekend | Het Parool, 11 Dec
    https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/cafes-in-amsterdam-zuid-mogen-hun-terrassen-tijdens-het-weekend-twee-uur-langer-openhouden-we-proosten-er-morgen-op~b36fd7ac/
  • Amsterdam football violence: first suspects in court | Dutchnews.nl, 11 Dec
    https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/12/anger-and-senseless-violence-not-terror-suspects-charged/

More news stories

These stories are also shared on BRAM RADIO, our 24/7 online radio station at broadcastamsterdam.nl, and via our mobile app. We also cover more local news stories on our weekday Dam Daily radio show.

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Volunteer reporters needed

There were lots more news stories in Amsterdam during this time but we may not have covered them on the station. Maybe you can help us? We’re looking for volunteer community news correspondents for online and radio to help us share hyper-local news. Get in touch with us at info@broadcastamsterdam.nl if you are interested.